Before the Session

• Have the Bible Background Video ready to view.
• Review today’s scripture text and the session activities to help better facilitate the discussion.
• Encourage your group to listen to the FaithElement podcast ahead of the next session (Share the link via email or social media).

Context

Show the Ballad of Mark Stuart (it’s 9 minutes) and/or the “Hands and Feet” video, then ask:

• What would it be like to be professional singer and lose the ability to sing?
• How much do you think he questioned God when he could no longer be leader of a band when he had done that most of his adult life?
• What would cause Mark Stuart to press on with caring for poor children in Haiti after playing shows to large crowds?
• How does he find fulfillment now as opposed to the time when he was a singer?

Content

Read Psalm 146 then watch the Bible Background Video and ask: